06 | NEWS AND CURRENT AF FAIRS
Edinburgh takes the Big Apple by storm
The University of Edinburgh is intensifying its links with North America by opening a new liaison office in New York City. The new base will aid collaboration
between the University and its partners in education, business and government across Canada and the US. It will also provide a point of contact for prospective students and help strengthen ties with the more than 20,000 Edinburgh alumni in North America. According to the University, Edinburgh
is the most popular destination for UK- bound American students and is one of the top choices for Canadians choosing to study in the UK. To mark the opening of the new office, the
University is to fund two new scholarships to support outstanding students from North America. The John Witherspoon Master's Scholarships – each worth up to $35,000 – will be available for students to study a postgraduate Master's degree in any field for the 2015–2016 academic year. Professor Sir Timothy O'Shea,
Principal of the University of Edinburgh, said: "North America is of immense importance to the University and I believe the opening of this new office will extend and deepen the already strong links we have across the USA and Canada.”
"THE OPENING OF THIS NEW OFFICE WILL EXTEND AND DEEPEN THE ALREADY STRONG LINKS WE HAVE ACROSS THE USA AND CANADA"
A Wellcome boost for UK HE
and each university has agreed to match the Trust's contribution with an equivalent investment. Funded universities are encouraged
to invest in areas of unmet need, such as early careers, collaboration and interdisciplinary initiatives. The ISSF scheme gives universities the freedom to determine how best to deliver on this very broad remit. Dr Jeremy Farrar, Director of the
Twenty-five universities across the UK, from Aberdeen to Cardiff, have received grants from the Wellcome Trust, through the £38m Institutional Strategic Support Fund (ISSF), to support biomedical research and related
activities over the next two years. In its second year, the scheme
provides UK-based universities with the chance to invest flexibly in strategic areas of importance across their portfolios. Awards are between £600,000 and £3m,
Wellcome Trust, said: "The scheme is distinctive because it allows universities themselves to identify where money can be most usefully spent in pursuit of their and our strategic objectives, ranging from supporting the early careers of researchers to focusing on resources needed to develop really excellent public engagement or investment in cuting-edge research."
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